Axle-gage.



No. 698,554. Patented Apr. 29, I902.

J. A. REYNOLDS. AXLE GAGE.

(Application filed Oct. .4, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES A. REYNOLDS, OF WABASH, INDIANA.

AXLE-GAG E.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 698,554, dated April29, 1902.

Application filed October 4, 1901. Serial No. 77,620. (No model.)

bination of the parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figural is a front View of the axle-gage. Fig. 2- is aplan view of the axle-gage, and Fig. 3 is an end View of the same.

A is a tubular bar of thin sheet metal of a length sufficient to gagethe longest axle made.

B is a forked contact-piece provided with a socket b, which is slidableupon one end portion of the bar A.

B is a set-screw for securing the socket b to the bar after its positionhas been ad-' justed.

C is a stationary bracket secured to the other end portion of the bar A.

D is a short rocking beam, which is pivot.

ed centrally on a pin (1, which projects from the bracket C, and Erepresents two forked contact-pieces, which depend from the ends of therocking beam D.

F is an arm, which projects upwardly from the outer end of the rockingbeam, and f is an indicator-rod, which is pivoted to the arm f by a pinf.

The tubular bar A is provided with a longitudinal slot G in its upperside, and g is a graduated indicator-plate, which is secured to the barA and which is adjustable longitudinally. The indicator-plate g has aslot g over the slot G, and H is a pointer, which rests on theindicator-plate outside the tubular bar. A pin h projects through thesaid slots and secures the pointer to the free end portion of theindicator-rod, which is arranged within the tubular bar. The forkedcontact-pieces are placed upon the bearings of the vehicle-axle, and theamount of the set of each bearing is indicated by the pointer upon thegraduated plate.

.What I claim is 1. In an axle-gage, the combination, with a tubular barhavinga longitudinal slot, a con tact-piece at one end, and a bracket atthe other end; of a rocking beam pivoted to the said bracket andprovided with a forked contact-piece at each end, a graduated plate onthe said bar, an indicator-rod pivotally connected with the said rockingbeam and proj ecting'into the said tubular bar, and a pointer secured tothe said indicator-bar and slidable over the said graduated plate,substantially as set forth.

2. In an axle-gage, the combination, with a tubular bar having alongitudinal slot, a contact-piece at one end, and a bracket at theother end; of a rocking beam pivoted to the said bracket and providedwith a forked contact-piece at each end and an arm which pro jectsupwardly from its outer end, a graduated plate on the said bar, anindicator-rod pivoted to the said arm and projecting into the saidtubular bar, and a pointer secured to the said indicator-bar andslidable over Ehe said graduated plate, substantially as set orth.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES A. REYNOLDS.

Witnesses:

SAMUEL DUBOIS, ED EIKENBARY.

